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Diamond no Ace: Coach, I Want to Be a Batter, Not a Pitcher!

Chapter 95 95: Pitch Pairing Strategy · Nov 12, 2026

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51 Chapter 51 51: Seido’s Tradition 2026-11-12
52 Chapter 52 52: Intensive Training — Begins!!! 2026-11-12
53 Chapter 53 53: The Sweat of Youth and Passion 2026-11-12
54 Chapter 54 54: The Determination of the Starting Lineup 2026-11-12
55 Chapter 55 55: That’s It? Getting Old? 2026-11-12
56 Chapter 56 56: Silver Sinker 2026-11-12
57 Chapter 57 57: Seido vs Kiryu 2026-11-12
58 Chapter 58 58: Miyuki’s Sin 2026-11-12
59 Chapter 59 59: Osaka Kiryu’s Shock ( 100 Power Stone) 2026-11-12
60 Chapter 60 60: Who Doesn’t Have a Hidden Skill? 2026-11-12
61 Chapter 61 61: Seido’s Fourth Batter 2026-11-12
62 Chapter 62 62: Seido’s Ace and Fifth Batter 2026-11-12
63 Chapter 63 63: The Cunning Miyuki 2026-11-12
64 Chapter 64 64: An Unfathomable Pitch! A Powerful and Fearless Throw 2026-11-12
65 Chapter 65 65: The Cutter’s Surprise for Kiryu 2026-11-12
66 Chapter 66 66: A Surprisingly Low Pitch Count 2026-11-12
67 Chapter 67 67: The Sinker’s Despair for Kiryu 2026-11-12
68 Chapter 68 68: The Power of the Sinker 2026-11-12
69 Chapter 69 69: Inashiro Ace, King Narumiya Mei 2026-11-12
70 Chapter 70 70: Narumiya Mei’s Tricks 2026-11-12
71 Chapter 71 71: Narumiya Mei’s Provocation 2026-11-12
72 Chapter 72 72: A Head-on Clash! A Strong Response to the Provocation 2026-11-12
73 Chapter 73 73: Who Said These Are All My Trump Cards? 2026-11-12
74 Chapter 74 74: Shootball 2026-11-12
75 Chapter 75 75: The Summer Preliminaries Begin 2026-11-12
76 Chapter 76 76: Blind Cannon — Masashi 2026-11-12
77 Chapter 77 77: Masashi — Dangerous and Addictive 2026-11-12
78 Chapter 78 78: Preliminary Round 1 — Chris Starts 2026-11-12
79 Chapter 79 79: Good Swing. Don’t Swing Like That Next Time. 2026-11-12
80 Chapter 80 80: Chris Is Excited 2026-11-12
81 Chapter 81 81: The Trust of the Senior Students 2026-11-12
82 Chapter 82 82: The Arrogant Outfield Trio (100 Power Stones) 2026-11-12
83 Chapter 83 83: Addicted, Chris 2026-11-12
84 Chapter 84 84: An Inside-the-Park Home Run 2026-11-12
85 Chapter 85 85: The Speechless Trio 2026-11-12
86 Chapter 86 86: A Howl! The Outfield Interception! 2026-11-12
87 Chapter 87 87: The Shootball That Excited Chris 2026-11-12
88 Chapter 88 88: Your Goals as First Years 2026-11-12
89 Chapter 89 89: Untitled 2026-11-12
90 Chapter 90 90: The Evolutionary Direction of the Shootball 2026-11-12
91 Chapter 91 91: Two People Came to Ask for Advice 2026-11-12
92 Chapter 92 92: Silver Home Run 2026-11-12
93 Chapter 93 93: Signing In for 100 Days 2026-11-12
94 Chapter 94 94: Chris’s Rice Crackers Are Mine ( Bonus Chapter) 2026-11-12
95 Chapter 95 95: Pitch Pairing Strategy 2026-11-12
96 Chapter 96 96: A Powerful Offense 2026-11-12
97 Chapter 97 97: Playing with the Opponent 2026-11-12
98 Chapter 98 98: The Precise Machine — You Shunshin 2026-11-12
99 Chapter 99 99: If You’re So Good, Then You Do It! 2026-11-12
100 Chapter 100 100: A Powerful Response! 2026-11-12

In the match between Seido and Akikawa, Akikawa took the first attack.

”They really want to score first,” reporter Owada Akiko said while watching the field.

She turned toward her senior colleague, Fujio, from Baseball Kingdom Monthly.

Fujio slowly fanned himself.

”If you score first, you can control the rhythm of the game,” he said.

Owada nodded.

”That’s true.”

”But even so,” Fujio continued, ”it’s still very difficult.”

”Seido clearly has the advantage.”

”And their ace pitcher…”

”Ushijima Wakatoshi.”

”Just like Akikawa’s ace You Shunshin, he’s also an international student from China.”

”But judging from current performance…”

”Ushijima’s pitching ability is stronger.”

Owada agreed.

”In other words, Akikawa scoring first will depend on whether Ushijima makes mistakes.”

”Especially in the later innings, after his stamina drops.”

”Exactly,” Fujio said. ”Otherwise it will be extremely difficult to score against him directly.”

Owada thought for a moment.

”Which means the key to this match…”

”…is whether You Shunshin can suppress Seido’s powerful batting lineup.”

Fujio chuckled.

”But Ushijima probably won’t let that happen so easily.”

Top of the First Inning

Akikawa’s first batter and center fielder, Ninomiya, stepped into the batter’s box.

He stared at the pitcher on the mound.

Ushijima Wakatoshi.

”The strongest rookie pitcher in this tournament,” Ninomiya thought.

”He’s known for textbook pitching mechanics.”

”His arsenal includes:”

Four-seam fastball

Two-seam fastball

Cutter

Sinker

Shooto

”A typical fastball-type pitcher… but his pitches move both left and right.”

Ninomiya tightened his grip on the bat.

”The showdown finally begins.”

On the mound, Ushijima casually tossed aside the small bag of rosin powder.

His expression remained calm.

”Bring it.”

Behind the plate, Miyuki slammed his fist lightly into his glove.

He set the target.

Ushijima immediately understood.

He gripped the baseball.

His hands rose together.

Left leg lifted high.

Step forward.

His body twisted—

And his arm whipped forward like a long lash.

The baseball exploded from his fingertips.

The pitch tore through the air with a sharp sound.

”So fast!”

Ninomiya reacted instantly and swung.

But—

Whoosh!

The bat cut through empty air.

”SMACK!”

The ball slammed into Miyuki’s glove.

”Strike!”

Ninomiya froze.

”Outside… low corner?”

He frowned.

”Isn’t Ushijima supposed to be an aggressive pitcher?”

”In the previous games, he always started with his fastest four-seam or an inside strike.”

”But today…”

”The first pitch was a low outside fastball?”

Ninomiya suddenly felt uneasy.

He glanced toward the Akikawa dugout.

Their coach made a subtle signal.

Choose carefully.

Swing only if you’re confident.

Don’t panic.

Ninomiya nodded slightly.

Back on the mound, Ushijima caught the return throw from Miyuki.

In center field, Isashiki crossed his arms.

”Tch.”

”Why did Coach put that bastard Ushijima on the mound?”

”It’s boring.”

”He doesn’t even give the outfield a chance to shine.”

”If those two wild guys—Furuya or Sawamura—were pitching…”

”We’d at least have some action out here.”

He clicked his tongue.

”Still…”

He sighed.

”…having him there does make things feel safe.”

”With him pitching, winning isn’t really a problem.”

On the mound, Ushijima showed no emotion.

He glanced briefly at Miyuki’s sign.

Then he threw again.

The second pitch screamed toward the plate.

”So fast… but—”

”Outside low again?”

Ninomiya prepared to swing—

But suddenly his eyes widened.

The ball was heading straight toward his face.

Instinctively, he jerked backward.

”SMACK!”

The ball slammed into Miyuki’s glove.

”Strike!”

Even the umpire looked surprised.

Ninomiya stared in shock.

”First pitch: low outside.”

”Second pitch: high inside?”

”This pitcher… isn’t supposed to pitch like this!”

”According to our data, he usually throws multiple pitches along the same trajectory to overwhelm batters.”

”But now…”

”The pattern is completely different.”

He clenched his teeth.

”This isn’t the pitcher we studied.”

Then realization struck him.

”It’s the catcher.”

”The catcher is calling a completely different strategy.”

The pressure instantly doubled.

Two strikes already.

No way back.

Behind the plate, Miyuki Kazuya glanced at him and smirked.

”One more.”

He gave the sign.

Ushijima nodded.

He gripped the ball again.

The third pitch left his hand—

Even faster than before.

Ninomiya’s eyes widened.

He forgot to swing.

The ball tore through the strike zone like lightning.

”SMACK!”

”STRIKE THREE!”

”Batter out!”

The umpire’s voice rang loudly.

The crowd erupted.

”Wow!”

”That last pitch was a blazing four-seam!”

”It must’ve been close to 150 km/h!”

”Yeah, it barely clipped the corner of the strike zone!”

Some Seido fans gasped in admiration.

”That was almost a ball.”

”If the umpire had called it outside, it wouldn’t be strange.”

”But it just sliced into the zone.”

Kuramochi grinned from the infield.

”Nice pitch!”

”Strikeout right away!”

Kominato Ryosuke adjusted his glasses and smiled.

”Even if the control drifts a little, it’s fine.”

”With speed like that, hitters can’t react anyway.”

Masuko simply shouted loudly.

”OOOOGA!”

At first base, Yuki Tetsuya watched his cousin calmly walk back to the mound.

He wanted to clap.

But instead, he simply nodded.

”Good pitch.”

”Keep it up.”

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